hoya73
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Post by hoya73 on Jul 7, 2023 14:36:28 GMT -5
Will the Putin-wing of the MAGA GOP cult sue Biden in a vain attempt to cease this executive action? And what of the left wing of the Dems? President Biden has approved the provision of U.S. cluster munitions for Ukraine, with drawdown of the weapons from Defense Department stocks due to be announced Friday. The move, which will bypass U.S. law prohibiting the production, use or transfer of cluster munitions with a failure rate of more than 1 percent, comes amid concerns about Kyiv’s lagging counteroffensive against entrenched Russian troops and dwindling Western stocks of conventional artillery. It follows months of internal administration debate over whether to supply the controversial munitions, which are banned by most countries in the world. Cluster weapons explode in the air over a target, releasing dozens to hundreds of smaller submunitions across a wide area. More than 120 countries have joined a convention banning their use as inhumane and indiscriminate, in large part because of high failure rates that litter the landscape with unexploded submunitions that endanger both friendly troops and civilians, often for decades after the end of a conflict. The United States, Ukraine and Russia — which is alleged to have used them extensively in Ukraine — are not parties to the convention. Eight of NATO’s 31 members, including the United States, have not ratified the convention. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/06/biden-cluster-bombs-ukraine/Is it really leftist to be against using internationally banned weapons? "moderate" to be for them? Interesting.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 7, 2023 19:04:37 GMT -5
Will the Putin-wing of the MAGA GOP cult sue Biden in a vain attempt to cease this executive action? And what of the left wing of the Dems? President Biden has approved the provision of U.S. cluster munitions for Ukraine, with drawdown of the weapons from Defense Department stocks due to be announced Friday. The move, which will bypass U.S. law prohibiting the production, use or transfer of cluster munitions with a failure rate of more than 1 percent, comes amid concerns about Kyiv’s lagging counteroffensive against entrenched Russian troops and dwindling Western stocks of conventional artillery. It follows months of internal administration debate over whether to supply the controversial munitions, which are banned by most countries in the world. Cluster weapons explode in the air over a target, releasing dozens to hundreds of smaller submunitions across a wide area. More than 120 countries have joined a convention banning their use as inhumane and indiscriminate, in large part because of high failure rates that litter the landscape with unexploded submunitions that endanger both friendly troops and civilians, often for decades after the end of a conflict. The United States, Ukraine and Russia — which is alleged to have used them extensively in Ukraine — are not parties to the convention. Eight of NATO’s 31 members, including the United States, have not ratified the convention. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/06/biden-cluster-bombs-ukraine/Is it really leftist to be against using internationally banned weapons? "moderate" to be for them? Interesting. I would love to see Ukraine mop the floor with Russia as quickly (ha, ha to that) as possible, but this strikes me as a bit sickening. Cluster bombs are bad news.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 10, 2023 15:50:26 GMT -5
Turkey drops opposition to Sweden’s NATO bid on eve of summit ISTANBUL — Turkey has agreed to admit Sweden to NATO, the alliance’s secretary general said Monday, dropping months of opposition that had roiled Western governments trying to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “President Erdogan has agreed to forward the Accession Protocol for Sweden to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification,” said Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, referring to Turkey’s parliament, in surprise remarks late Monday after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. “This is a historic day,” Stoltenberg added, as world leaders gathered Monday in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, ahea www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/10/turkey-nato-summit-eu-sweden/
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Aug 23, 2023 13:39:32 GMT -5
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hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Aug 23, 2023 14:22:00 GMT -5
Really surprised he lasted almost two full months.
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Aug 23, 2023 19:36:21 GMT -5
As I said in a text to my brother: how dumb were the other people to get in a plane with him?
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 8, 2023 12:32:48 GMT -5
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hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Dec 8, 2023 12:52:08 GMT -5
The GOP makes me ashamed to be an American.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 8, 2023 19:32:56 GMT -5
The GOP makes me ashamed to be an American. This is harsh, but also hard to dispute.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 17, 2024 16:45:11 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 1, 2024 10:28:54 GMT -5
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 1, 2024 15:15:02 GMT -5
A pro-Ukraine House Republican is preparing an effort to go around House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to get aid to Ukraine passed. Why it matters: It's a rare break with House GOP leadership, which has resisted holding a Ukraine aid vote due to strong opposition from the right. "We have to get something done," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, who is leading the push. www.axios.com/2024/02/29/house-republican-ukraine-aid-discharge-petition
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Post by tashoya on Mar 1, 2024 19:01:48 GMT -5
A pro-Ukraine House Republican is preparing an effort to go around House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to get aid to Ukraine passed. Why it matters: It's a rare break with House GOP leadership, which has resisted holding a Ukraine aid vote due to strong opposition from the right. "We have to get something done," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, who is leading the push. www.axios.com/2024/02/29/house-republican-ukraine-aid-discharge-petitionA rare show of integrity and sense of duty. How refreshing. Juxtapose this with what's going on in Texas with Abbott and the wildfires/border.
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 2, 2024 5:41:20 GMT -5
A pro-Ukraine House Republican is preparing an effort to go around House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to get aid to Ukraine passed. Why it matters: It's a rare break with House GOP leadership, which has resisted holding a Ukraine aid vote due to strong opposition from the right. "We have to get something done," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, who is leading the push. www.axios.com/2024/02/29/house-republican-ukraine-aid-discharge-petitionYes, please.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 2, 2024 10:46:03 GMT -5
It's certainly nowhere near the top of most important things to grapple with in this situation, and it almost seems trivial to spend any time on it while Ukrainians continue dying under a brutal, unprovoked, and craven assault, but... Those who subscribe to liberal values are going to have to figure out how to deal with this sort of evil that has active or tacit mass consent without resorting to blanket, tip-toeing-up-to-essentialist sentiments like "No culture on earth embraces slavery like Russians do. It's quite incredible what they allow to be done to them." Wars of aggression do little to cultivate liberal attitudes toward the aggressors - quite the opposite. That's one of many, many reasons why you shouldn't launch wars of aggression! So the blame for this, too, largely falls on the Russian state and those who prop it up. But it's on us to not allow our own humanism to be warped by evil humans. That's important not just from an ethical, moral, philosophical, etc. standpoint, but also from a practical analytics one. You're going to find your perceptions of the situation and possible ways out of it badly skewed if you think that Russians are some hapless slave race.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 2, 2024 12:55:09 GMT -5
It's certainly nowhere near the top of most important things to grapple with in this situation, and it almost seems trivial to spend any time on it while Ukrainians continue dying under a brutal, unprovoked, and craven assault, but... Those who subscribe to liberal values are going to have to figure out how to deal with this sort of evil that has active or tacit mass consent without resorting to blanket, tip-toeing-up-to-essentialist sentiments like "No culture on earth embraces slavery like Russians do. It's quite incredible what they allow to be done to them." Wars of aggression do little to cultivate liberal attitudes toward the aggressors - quite the opposite. That's one of many, many reasons why you shouldn't launch wars of aggression! So the blame for this, too, largely falls on the Russian state and those who prop it up. But it's on us to not allow our own humanism to be warped by evil humans. That's important not just from an ethical, moral, philosophical, etc. standpoint, but also from a practical analytics one. You're going to find your perceptions of the situation and possible ways out of it badly skewed if you think that Russians are some hapless slave race. Great points. The Twitter 'hot take' is often too superficial to actually be applicable. I mainly posted that one because it had photo/video of the event.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 7, 2024 8:11:47 GMT -5
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 14, 2024 3:59:34 GMT -5
Someone I correspond with has been referring to the House anti-Ukraine Republicans as the Putin Caucus. I thought that was worth passing along.
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